René Roels (born 3 September 1937, in

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-Nikl ...

, Oost-Vlaanderen) is a Belgian canoe sprinter who competed in the mid-1960s. At the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event while withdrawing prior to the heats of the K-1 1000 m event.

References

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* 1937 births Belgian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Belgium Sportspeople from Sint-Niklaas {{Belgium-canoe-bio-stub